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Fear

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16th Jun 05 at 22:01

well thats what i thought till i checked out the price!

and believe it or not but a 195/40/17 pirelli P Zero Nero is 80p CHEAPER than a 205/40/17

hitman2k

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16th Jun 05 at 22:32

quote:
Originally posted by Fear
well thats what i thought till i checked out the price!

and believe it or not but a 195/40/17 pirelli P Zero Nero is 80p CHEAPER than a 205/40/17

lol

18s 2 big m8! if anything get 17s or wind the coilovers a 1inch higher! i've got my new suspention done lol and still have probs lol as u can be arsed to press the switch sometimes! lol

corsa_godfather

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16th Jun 05 at 22:34

get a set of 18" konig racers

hyper black centre and a polished lip

VegasPhil

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16th Jun 05 at 22:42

Think of the Konigs Sam

IF you want to drive the car more, and make it more practical then it must be worth doing

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

Icy

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17th Jun 05 at 00:39

18" konig e racers

grigglets was slammed on 18s but he has loads arch work done

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17th Jun 05 at 00:47

You can have a go with my 18"s one day when our cars are next to each other at a show or something as I would like to see if I can fit coilovers to my car.....

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17th Jun 05 at 00:52

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Originally posted by Davido
if you get 18's sam all depends on width of rim but cant you get 35 profile tyres also and if you get thinner than 215's say stretch some 205s over then they will be tiny on the rims.

[Edited on 16-06-2005 by Davido]

205/35 x 18 Toyo's, took about 3.5 hours to fit them and then two fo them had to be taken off because the wheels needed to be returned

Davido

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17th Jun 05 at 06:11

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed

quote:
Originally posted by Davido
if you get 18's sam all depends on width of rim but cant you get 35 profile tyres also and if you get thinner than 215's say stretch some 205s over then they will be tiny on the rims.

[Edited on 16-06-2005 by Davido]
205/35 x 18 Toyo's, took about 3.5 hours to fit them and then two fo them had to be taken off because the wheels needed to be returned

bet it was worth it though

chumbly_warner

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17th Jun 05 at 06:50

I have 215 x 35 x 18s, the are ET49 and i have done no arch work on the front, i still have the plastic liner in there, i do have wide arches, ut as i have no arch work done they make no difference. Im lowered 40mm with that and no scrubbing.

Personly i would not put 18s on your car mate. It looks stunning on 16s and if u put 18s on eithout a big kit it will look like a 4x4.

Keep it the way it is

Siberia

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17th Jun 05 at 07:00

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Think of the Konigs Sam IF you want to drive the car more, and make it more practical then it must be worth doing

how on earth do 18's make a car pratical....

the car is going to feel like it has a 1.2 8v under the bonnet

grigglet33

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17th Jun 05 at 07:53

Fear, if you want it slammed on 18's mate just give me a shout can tell you how to do it without rubbing and with coilovers, as you know mine was dropped about 80mm on diamond cut 18's, my old wheels would suit your car as well in think

Andy Stocker

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17th Jun 05 at 07:58

Remember what happened to Scrivs/ Brad Finchams old car?

danny-corsa

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17th Jun 05 at 08:45

quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
u'd have serious problems at et49 with highsports...

18's? are you smoking funny ciggys sam?

why would he have problems with ET49 they are the perfect fitment for a corsa?

and fear if u put 18's on, i think it will ruin the appearance of your car because it wont look right with your current kit.

i think with 18's on you would have to go for a bigger kit

grigglet33

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17th Jun 05 at 09:12

Et 49 and coilovers is a problem cos they rub on the coilover, need to use 5mm spacers on the front, also for a low drop on the back with 7x18's you need 43mm offset, (get the hub machined) think this is what i done to mine. Rear inner arch's need cutting and welding higher up to give the clearance. This is how i got about 80mm drop on the front and 60mm+ on the rear on 18's with minimal rubbing and people in the back!!!

mwg

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17th Jun 05 at 09:16

18s would be too big, 17s would look good though. Think you can get a 35 profile in 17s now?

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17th Jun 05 at 09:16

ET 49 would also rub on the inside of the arch at the rear.

grigglet33

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17th Jun 05 at 09:21

yeah thats why i had the inner arch cut out and boxed so the wheel could be tucked right up in the arch, anyone got a pic of it on here?

Siberia

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17th Jun 05 at 10:23

if you add a 5mm spacer to et49... dont you now have et44?

grigglet33

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17th Jun 05 at 10:52

yeah brings the wheel away from the coilover so it does not catch

Siberia

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17th Jun 05 at 10:53

but you could just buy et44 wheels

grigglet33

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17th Jun 05 at 11:11

could do but then you have problems on the back

it took me ages to sort mine out so it was rub free.

Personally the car is perfect as it is and is definatly not worth the headache i went through with it!

AdiSRI

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17th Jun 05 at 13:12

quote:
Originally posted by Fear
just looked and it dont look like you can get anything thinner than a 215 tyre!

ive just noticed though that they do do a 195/40/17!

now this could be better! as when i did the 17s i did 205s and that made me rub like a bitch, maybe the 195s could mean i could keep it low!

anyone using 195/40/17s?

not using them yet, but am about to order 2 pirelli p zero neros 195/40/17 for mine.

Teddy

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17th Jun 05 at 13:16

It would drive like shoot.

Kerry

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17th Jun 05 at 15:40

i had 18's and coilovers and it was fine

Voyto

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17th Jun 05 at 16:05

is this someone else logged in as Fear? Please do not get 18s, will ruine the car completely imho!

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